Urban Meyer Defends Ryan Day From 'Buffoons' in Lou Holtz Drama

Urban Meyer is the latest to come to the defense of Ryan Day for his response to Lou Holtz

Ohio State Buckeyes fans are all well aware of the drama between Lou Holtz and Ryan Day by now. 

But almost a week later, it is still a major topic of conversation, with anyone connected to either program making their stance on the feud known. 

Now, former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was the latest to join the fray, coming to a swift and clear defense of Day in the latest episode of Urban's Take with Tim May. 

“If someone criticizes Ryan Day for fighting for his team and fighting for himself, dude, you’re an idiot,” Meyer said. “I hate to be so prompt, but I get so angry sometimes when someone’s going to criticize Ryan Day for saying what’s on his heart, but the media or some other buffoon can say. "I’m not saying coach Holtz is a buffoon, I love coach Holtz. That’s between those two.”

To be fair, if anyone understands Day's position, it's Meyer, who, since his time with the Florida Gators, has consistently been at the center of college football conversation.

And as Meyer notes, emotions always run high on the football field, especially after a big win like the Buckeyes had against Notre Dame. 

“Let Ryan Day say what he wants to say and move on. If you don’t like it, that’s fine,” Meyer said. “But do you understand Ryan Day, they just won a game... and someone sticks a microphone in his face, probably four minutes after it happened. He is allowed to say what he wants to say. And you respect that because he did it.”

Not to mention, Meyer knows Day as well as anyone. 

Meyer hired Day as the team's offensive coordinator in 2017 to replace Tim Beck, and eventually took over for Day after his retirement from the Buckeyes.

He also understands the pressure that comes along with someone in Day's position.

“My admiration and respect for Ryan Day is immense. We hired him,” Meyer said. “I hear things once in a while, and once again, I get it, because you’re getting paid a lot of money, you’re at the ultimate place... The reality is the pressure is immense. It’s your choice to be the coach at Ohio State and a player. With that comes enormous scrutiny. So that’s fine. But also he’s a human being.”

Day will be back on the field with the Buckeyes on October 7, with Ohio State takes on the Maryland Terrapins in Columbus - where hopefully, this whole narrative will come to an end one way or another.